WACE ATAR English as an Additional Language or Dialect study plan

Annotate two unseen persuasive articles (500-700 words each) to mark main claim, supporting reasons, tone shifts and implied audience

Summarise each annotated article in exactly 60 words that preserve the writer's stance without copying phrasing

Log 25 unfamiliar academic words from the week's reading into a personal glossary with a synonym, an antonym and one original sentence each

Identify and correct 10 common sentence-level errors (subject-verb agreement, article use, comma splices) drawn from your own writing

Analyse one multimodal text (a 3-minute current-affairs segment or an opinion infographic) to separate visual, verbal and layout choices and state the effect of each

Compare two texts on the same issue and write a 250-word paragraph explaining how each positions its reader differently

Name and exemplify 12 language features (modality, hedging, nominalisation, inclusive pronouns, rhetorical questions, metaphor) from your own collected evidence

Draft 8 practice comprehension short-answer questions on an unseen text and answer them in full sentences within time limits

Complete three timed unseen-text comprehension sets (45 minutes each) and mark them against a self-built rubric

Write a 300-word analytical paragraph that links one stylistic choice to the writer's purpose and intended audience

Explain in writing how layout, colour, font and image combine with words in one multimodal text to build a persuasive position

Revise your glossary to 60 entries and test yourself on 20 of them without notes

Write a full 500-word analytical response to one studied text, using a clear thesis, three body paragraphs and embedded quotations

Apply a metalanguage checklist (at least 15 terms) and highlight every instance used in your own response

Construct a 300-word persuasive response that adopts a specified role, audience and form and sustains a consistent tone

Edit both drafts for cohesion, replacing vague connectives with precise ones and varying sentence openings

Plan and draft a 600-word extended persuasive response under 60-minute timed conditions

Build and use a planning template that fixes contention, three arguments, evidence and a counterargument before writing

Compose three alternative introductions and conclusions for the same prompt and justify which is strongest

Rewrite one paragraph three ways (formal analytical, persuasive, reflective) to demonstrate register control

Draft a 700-800-word extended analytical response that integrates at least six quotations and two secondary interpretations

Structure the response so each paragraph advances the argument rather than summarising plot

Write a 150-word reflection identifying two structural weaknesses in your draft and the specific revisions made

Deliver a 3-minute spoken summary of your argument to check clarity of structure and control of expression

Complete two full timed practice papers (comprehension plus extended response) under exam conditions and self-mark against the syllabus descriptors

Audit your own writing for grammar and mechanics, correcting every error in a 500-word sample and categorising each error type

Expand vocabulary range by replacing 20 overused words in your drafts with precise alternatives and recording the substitutions

Reduce your three most frequent error types to zero across two consecutive pieces of writing

Sit one final full-length mock under strict timing and mark every section against your rubrics

Consolidate a one-page revision sheet of 20 metalanguage terms, 10 structural templates and 15 high-value vocabulary items

Re-read your week 1 and week 4 work and write a 200-word comparison of your improvement in analysis and control

Set three specific targets for continued study after the plan ends